Musings on Auguste Franchomme and his works from Louise Dubin and others

I’m so looking forward to these upcoming South Carolina concerts with pianist Fabio Parrini…I hope to see you at one if you’re in the area! We’re playing works by Bach, Poulenc, Debussy, Franchomme, Chopin and Saint-Saens.

St. Paul’s is a special place for New Yorkers. It survived the 9/11 attacks (miraculously, given its vicinity to the WTC) and became a ministry and oasis for the workers who had the endless horror-filled task of working through the debris. I was a grad student at IU in September 2011, but I was back in NYC that day to play with the NJSO, so witnessed the strikes first-hand: first on my way to Newark, and when train service into NY were finally restored, in Manhattan. I visited St. Paul’s months later and was so deeply moved by what they were doing that I wrote this article: https://blogdaysofauguste.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/e2b83-2014-06-29_louise_wtc_article.pdf

On Tuesday, May 15th, I’ll be joining forces with Franchomme Project album guest cellist Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir, as well as Alberto Parrini and Katie Schlaikjer, for a program of all Bach solo cello suites at the landmark John Street Church, one of the loveliest spaces and best acoustics in NYC! Details and tickets here:

March is turning out to be an excellent month for the Dover Franchommeedition with my Introduction; it has been nominated for the American Musicological Society’s Palisca Award! And Jonathan Woolf has just published this thoughful review on Music Web International!